Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पुत्र: परिवृत: सर्वे: शूरैः परिघबाहुभि: । विसर्जयस्व मां ब्रह्मन्‌ न्यस्तशस्त्रो5स्मि साम्प्रतम्‌

Transliteration

putraḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvaiḥ śūraiḥ parighabāhubhiḥ | visarjayāsva māṃ brahman nyastaśastro ’smi sāmpratam ||

Translation

Wahai Brahmana, putraku telah dikepung dari segala sisi oleh para kesatria gagah yang berlengan laksana gada. Maka bebaskanlah aku; saat ini aku telah meletakkan senjata-senjataku.

Word by Word

पुत्रःson

परिवृतःsurrounded/encircled

सर्वैःby all

शूरैःby heroes/valiant men

परिघबाहुभिःby those whose arms are like iron bars/maces

विसर्जयस्वrelease/let go (you)

माम्me

ब्रह्मन्O brahmin

न्यस्तशस्त्रःhaving laid down weapons; disarmed

अस्मिI am

साम्प्रतम्now/at present

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)

putra (son)

śūrāḥ (warriors)

śastra (weapons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights restraint and ethical self-positioning in conflict: the speaker declares himself disarmed (nyastaśastra), implying a shift from aggression to appeal, and seeks release in a moment of danger involving his son.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya addresses a Brahmin, stating that his son is encircled by powerful warriors, and asks to be released, emphasizing that he has presently laid down his weapons.